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Christopher Schurr — who fatally shot Patrick Lyoya in April — has been charged with one count of second-degree murder, a prosecutor said Thursday.

Prosecutor Chris Becker announced charges Thursday against Grand Rapids Officer Christopher Schurr, weeks after Patrick Lyoya was killed.

Michigan officer charged with murder in Lyoya shooting | 2022-06-10 07:08:56

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan police officer who killed Patrick Lyoya, a Black...

A prosecutor filed a second-degree murder charge Thursday against the Michigan police officer who killed Patrick Lyoya, a Black man who was on the ground when he was shot in the back of the head after a physical struggle recorded on a bystander's phone.

Grand Rapids Police Officer Christopher Schurr will be in Michigan court on Friday, more than two months after the shooting death of Patrick Lyoya during a traffic stop.

A Michigan police officer who killed Patrick Lyoya with a shot to the back of the Black man’s head is scheduled for an initial court hearing on a charge of second-degree murder

In court Friday livestreamed by WOOD TV-8, defense attorney Mark Dodge requested a low bond. He claimed Schurr is not guilty of a crime.

A judge facing a packed courtroom set bond Friday at $100,000 for a Michigan police officer charged with second-degree murder in the death of Patrick Lyoya, a Black man who was shot in the back of the head in April.

A Michigan prosecutor who charged a police officer with murder in the shooting of Patrick Lyoya is being praised by some of his early critics. Black activists in April wanted Chris Becker to give the investigation to the Michigan attorney general, saying the Kent County prosecutor was too close to police. Becker didn't give up the investigation. He charged Grand Rapids Officer Christopher Schurr with second-degree murder. Cle Jackson of the Greater Grand Rapids NAACP says he's “absol...